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Teddy Toi of Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs and Max Merritt and The Meteors Has Died At 82

Bass player Teddy Toi, a one-time member of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Max Merritt & The Meteors, has passed away on 18 April 2022 at age 82.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Billy Thorpe, Lobby Loyde, Max Merritt, New Zealand, rock, Teddy Toi, The Aztecs

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Lorde Sorry To Postpone North American Dates

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Lorde is “so, so sorry” to have postponed dates on her ‘Solar Power’ tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, Solar Power

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The Historic Record Recording ‘Paul Marks Live At Christchurch Folk Club’ Released In ARCA Series

by Paul Cashmere

The ongoing Desk Tape releases from Australian Road Crew Association (ACRA) continues with the historic records of Paul Marks Live At The Christchurch Folk Club.

Tagged as: 50s, ACRA, Australia, Australian Road Crew Association, jazz, New Zealand, Paul Marks

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Keith Urban Releases New Song ‘Nightfalls’

by Music-News.com

Keith Urban has released his euphoric new song, ‘Nightfalls’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban, New Zealand

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Sam Neill Is A Fan Of Forenzics

by Paul Cashmere

Award winning actor Sam Neill is a fan of Forenzics. Forenzics, if you look closely at the name as ENZ in the middle. It features former Split Enz members Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner and Noel Crombie as well as one time Split Enz producer and former Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, art, Eddie Rayner, Forenzics, New Zealand, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, Sam Neill, Split Enz, theatre, Tim Finn

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Ed Sheeran To Tour Australia and New Zealand In 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Ed Sheeran, Frontier Touring, New Zealand, pop, UK

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The Day Eddie Rayner of Split Enz Was Called To Work By Paul McCartney

by Paul Cashmere

Eddie Rayner, the keyboard player for Split Enz and currently working on the project Forenzics with Tim Finn, recalls the day the phone rang and it was Paul McCartney at the other end recruiting him for work.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Eddie Rayner, Forenzics, New Zealand, Paul McCartney, pop, Press To Play, rock, Split Enz

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Dragon Issue Scathing Statement After Morrison Tries to “Humanise” Himself With Their Song

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Prime Minister’s latest stunt performing the classic ‘April Sun In Cuba’ on a ukulele for ’60 Minutes’ has earned him scorn from the song’s creators Dragon.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, April Sun In Cuba, Australia, Dragon, Marc Hunter, New Zealand, rock, Todd Hunter

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Rare 1983 Live Tim Finn Concert Released

by Paul Cashmere

A rarely heard performance by Tim Finn & The Escapade Band will be released this week as part of the Australian Road Crew Association’s Desk Tape Series.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, New Zealand, rock, Tim Finn

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Crowded House Premiere ‘Sweet Tooth’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have a new video for the ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ track ‘Sweet Tooth’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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Check Out New Crowded House Video Performance of ‘Start of Something’

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have shared a performance video of their new song ‘Start of Something’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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10 Australia and Two More New Zealand Acts Added To SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

With a expected near normal 2022 on the way, SXSW has revealed its second round of artists with 10 Australian acts an a couple of Kiwis added for the 2022 Music Festival in Austin, Texas next March.

Tagged as: Alex The Astronaut, Austin, Australia, Children Collide, music festival, New Zealand, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Crowded House To Tour For Live Nation, A Day On The Green and Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will perform their first Australian tour in 12 years in April 2021 with arena shows for Live Nation, a winery event for A Day On The Green and a slot at Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Lorde Postpones Solar Power Tour to 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Lorde’s Solar Power tour due to start 1 March 2022 has been postponed to 2023.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, Solar Power

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Kimbra, BDO 2012 - image by Ros O'Gorman

Kimbra Launches Digital Artworks Through Start-Up Company KLKTN

by Paul Cashmere

Kimbra has launched a series of digital artworks combining her music and visuals into a unique art form.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, indie, Kevin Woo, Kimbra, KLKTN, Miyavi, New Zealand, pop, R&B

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Split Enz To Release Forenzics Project In 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn has confirmed a new Split Enz project Forenzics is being worked on for 2022.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, Split Enz, Tim Finn, UK

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Guns N Roses Preview Another New Song

by Paul Cashmere

Slash has uploaded a video of what is expected to be a new Guns N Roses song called ‘Hard Skool’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Guns n Roses, metal, New Zealand, North America, rock, USA

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Australia Has A New Music Festival Uncaged On The Way

by Noise11.com

Australia is getting a new music festival in 2022. Uncaged will be an all-Australian and New Zealand artist festival.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, music festival, New Zealand, Uncaged

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Australian Albums: Lorde ‘Solar Power’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Lorde’s third studio album “Solar Power” becomes her third successive No.1 Album in both Australia and New Zealand this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, Solar Power

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Tim Finn Reunites With Phil Manzanera

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz’ Tim Finn has reunited with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music for a new album ‘Caught By The Heart’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, Split Enz, Tim Finn, UK

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Lorde Dumps All Social Media

by Music-News.com

Lorde no longer uses any form of social media.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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UK Charts: Its Lorde Vs Olivia Rodrigo Battling This Week

by Music-News.com

Olivia Rodrigo’s record-breaking debut album Sour is on course to return to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart following its release on vinyl.

Tagged as: Lorde, New Zealand, Olivia Rodrigo, pop, UK charts, USA

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Guns N Roses Resume US Tour But Australian Dates In Doubt Due To #Gladyscluster

by Paul Cashmere

Guns N’ Roses have kicked off their North American tour in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. The tour goes through to 12 October with the final show in Monterrey, Mexico and then the tour was meant to come to Australia and New Zealand, but that is now unlikely.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Guns n Roses, metal, New Zealand, North America, rock, USA

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Lorde Wouldn’t Mind A Harry Styles Duet

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Lorde is eyeing up a collaboration with Harry Styles.

Tagged as: 10s, Harry Styles, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, UK

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Lorde on Working with Jack Antonoff

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Lorde says Jack Antonoff is her songwriting husband.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Jack Antonoff, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, rock

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Watch Lorde Perform Solar Power From The Rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater

by Paul Cashmere

Lorde is in New York City and dropped into see Stephen Colbert to perform her new song ‘Solar Power’ from the rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, art, dream, indie, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, rock, Stephen Colbert

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Shihad Reveals 10th Album ‘Old Gods’ Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand powerhouse Shihad will release their 10th album ‘Old Gods’ in August.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, industrial, metal, New Zealand, rock, Shihad

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Marlon Williams Reschedules An Evening With … Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams has new Australian dates following the postponement of the ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues and roots, folk, Marlon Williams, New Zealand

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Lorde To Tour Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Lorde has announced nine show across Australia and New Zealand for 2022.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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Peter Jackson’s The Beatles ‘Get Back’ To Premiere On Disney+

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ will premiere on Disney+ in November. ‘Get Back’ is jackson’s reboot of the ‘Let It Be’ film. Paul McCartney always despised the film because he felt he was shown in a negative light.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Get Back, Let It Be, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, rock, The Beatles, UK

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